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NEWTON

Most Famous People Born in Newton, United States

Notable people
327
Peak decade
1920s
Median birth year
1927
Most distinctive
Skater 7.6×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Newton during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1920s with 30 notable births.

What Newton Is Known For

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Politician is Newton's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (53).

Newton over-indexes on skater7.6× the global rate.

Newton under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician53
  2. Baseball21
  3. Actor18
  4. Football15
  5. Lawyer12
  6. Writer11
  7. Screenwriter9
  8. Singer7
  1. Skater67.6×
  2. Screenwriter96.3×
  3. Baseball215.7×
  4. Novelist53.9×
  5. Officer52.3×
  6. Lawyer122.1×
  7. Hockey61.6×
  8. Academic51.5×
  1. Football150.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Newton's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 27 of 327 notable people

0002 SINGER

Tori Amos

Born 1963

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0004 ACTOR

Matt LeBlanc

Born 1967

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0007 ACTOR

Janeane Garofalo

Born 1964

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0017 ACTOR

Kathryn Erbe

Born 1965

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0018 DRUMMER

Mike Mangini

Born 1963

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0033 FILM

Nell Scovell

Born 1960

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0062 FILM

Mary Mazzio

Born 1961

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0071 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Tal Rabin

Born 1962

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0113 BASEBALL

Jim Corsi (baseball)

Born 1961

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0117 ASTRONAUT

Christopher Loria

Born 1960

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0133 HOCKEY

C. J. Young

Born 1968

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0145 PRODUCER

Rob Chiarelli

Born 1963

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0172 JOURNALIST

Andy Katz

Born 1969

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0178 NASCAR

Dennis Setzer

Born 1960

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0191 ACTOR

Ilya Welter

Born 1966

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0198 HOCKEY

David Jensen (ice hockey, born 1965)

Born 1965

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0199 POLITICIAN

Peter Koutoujian

Born 1961

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0200 FOOTBALL

Rich Miano

Born 1962

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0202 POLITICIAN

Alison Littell McHose

Born 1965

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0230 POLITICIAN

Mitch Holmes

Born 1962

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0237 PHYSICIST

Joseph Jacobson

Born 1965

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0289 PLAYER

Mike Spegal

Born 1968

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0290 POLITICIAN

John A. Locke (Massachusetts politician)

Born 1962

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0306 ACTIVIST

Chaz Stevens

Born 1964

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0311 POLITICIAN

Kent A. Kramer

Born 1961

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0312 NOVELIST

Sam Moffie

Born 1960

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0326 BASKET

Martin Romig

Born 1967

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